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Wow. Has it seriously been almost a year since I went no-poo? I find that hard to believe!!

After this update, where I said that I was washing every other day, I’ve been able to cut back to every 3rd or 4th day. It’s been incredible, really! My hair hasn’t been great lately, but I’m not sure if that’s pregnancy hormones or the fact that it’s longer, or the fact that the seasons have changed and I just don’t care enough to change what I’m doing and figure out what my hair needs in the winter Regardless, I’ve been very pleased with the way my hair has responded to the no-poo method and even use baking soda/ACV rinses on Gwen’s hair. Her hair’s great though - I wash it about every 2 weeks with a water wash or two in between and it looks and feels amazing!

As an aside, this post @ Yarn Harlot made me HOWL. If you want a quick rundown of how I feel about my hair, although I’ve yet to find a hair dresser who is as accepting as her’s is, I’ll let her words speak for me:

The lady who cuts my hair is awesome and I love her.  It’s taken us about two years to get where we are now, which is her totally accepting that I’m never going to take an interest in my hair in any way - other than showing up to have it wrangled.  I’m not going to straighten it or buy $80 worth of product.. I’m not going to discuss it or talk about it’s colour.  I’m not going to do any of the things she talks about, and I do not own a diffuser now, nor do I plan on getting one.  I don’t have a style - I have a cut, and I don’t want to talk about maybe getting a style.  I’m going to show up, say something about how I would like to be able to participate more fully in society and not be held back by my hair, and she fixes it, we chat nicely and I leave.  It works great.

Ah, that’s precisely how I feel!

Yeah, I know. It’s January 24th and I’m just now talking about Christmas.

What can I say? Having people at home during the day means I don’t feel like blogging so much!

WARNING: PHOTO-INTENSIVE POST!

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If you don’t frequent Hathor the Cow Goddess‘ comic site, check out the comic Extinction!

I love her comics … although this one’s a little bit scary!

Gwen has decreased the amount she’s nursing dramatically over the past month or so. It began with her no longer wanting to nurse to sleep - she would nurse, on both sides, but then before she would fall asleep, she would pull off and want to snuggle with Brad to fall asleep. We decided to go with it and changed our bedtime routine from books-nurse-sleep to nurse-books-sleep. I nurse Gwen, get her pj’s and nighttime diaper on and brush her teeth then call Brad up to read her books and put her down. It’s somewhat a relief to know that when Love Bug arrives, there will be a pair of arms available to hold him/her while the other parent is doing their portion of the bedtime routine. Read the rest of this entry »

Is this article here @ Peaceful Parenting: Tackling Distress Tantrums with Brain Research.

I don’t know about anyone else, but Gwen has been full-on tantruming since about 9 mos of age, so although we are getting significantly LESS tantrums now, we definitely have a few meltdowns per day. My gut reaction is always that she’s really in distress - she certainly appears to be in distress - but culturally, it’s expected that she’s tantruming because she’s asserting herself and wants to manipulate the situation.

I feel good knowing that the research suggests that says she’s truly in distress and needs my help to manage her emotions.

Of my baby and her doll.

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I’ve totally been a blog slacker. I’ve realized in the last week or so that the reason I’m a blog slacker is because I no longer have either a) a baby sleeping in my arms with nothing better to do than go on the computer or b) a baby who takes two 1.5 naps per day. Read the rest of this entry »

Hey all! Check out this post for the chance to win a ridiculously cute Rhino teether. Love it!

I can’t believe I could have a baby in 4 weeks. That’s mildly terrifying! Read the rest of this entry »